A Westwego man has been arrested in the death of 11-year-old Keian Ester, who was struck by a stray bullet while in an apartment Friday that deputies was intended for a someone else. Jamal Taylor, 25, of 7841 Heather St., was booked Wednesday with first-degree murder, according to a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office press release.

JPSOJamal Taylor

Brandon Smith, 20, of 7828 Gwen St., and Kelin Stevens, 29, of 1313 Memory Lane in Houma, are wanted in connection with Ester's death, according to the Sheriff's Office. Warrants have been issued for their arrests.

JPSOBrandon Smith

Ester, of Harvey, who was in the fifth grade at George Cox Elementary School in Gretna, was attending a sleepover in an apartment at 901 Beechgrove Blvd., just outide Westwego, when a stray bullet pierce the wall, struck him in the eye and exited the back of his head. He was pronounced dead the following day.

JPSOKelin Stevens

The Sheriff's Office says today that a witness told detectives that several men were standing near the stairwell in front of that apartment building when a Dodge Charger passed twice. During the second pass, the Charger's occupants began shooting at the group outside the building.

The witness identified the men inside the Charger by their first names, Jamal, Kelin and Brandon. Detectives say they determined the suspects' full names.

The suspects have lengthy arrest records, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Detectives ask anyone who has information on Smith's and Stevens' whereabouts to call the Sheriff's Office Homicide Division at 504.364.5300 or Crimestoppers.